August 2024

Pauline Brown, 69, of Fort Stockton, Texas went to be with Our Lord on August 3. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m.

The Arts & Crafts Show awards scholarships to area graduating seniors each summer as students make their way off to college. As an event of the Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce, it is organized by a Chamber Committee. The chairperson of the Arts and Crafts Show, Miriam Forgacs, works hard to ensure the event is a success and is very proud to award the scholarships each year. Thank you, Miriam, for all of your hard work every year, and congratulations to this year’s four scholarship recipients, Andrew Ramiez, Aryn Hernandez, Jaslyn A Pacheco, and Melena Ramirez.

The 3rd Annual Barrio Fest presents the Barrio Fest 5K Run and Walk, which is the dynamic kickoff to the three-day Hispanic Culture Event in Fort Stockton, Texas. As Barrio Runners, we break barriers and defy stereotypes, embodying the spirit of our culture, family, and community with pride and determination.

Jurors do not need to report for duty for the trial that was scheduled for August 13 in Iraan. The Jury Trial schedule for that day has been cancelled..

Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 TNMP Power Grants opened, August 1. A total of $155,000 will be available to support community- strengthening projects across TNMP’s service areas, with individual grants of up to $10,000.

DG stores are proud to provide area residents with an affordable and convenient store location to purchase household essentials including food, cleaning supplies, paper products, over-the-counter medicines, hygiene products, baby items and more through its mission of Serving Others. In addition to the national and private branded products customers trust Dollar General to carry, the new Fort Stockton location includes the Company’s new stylish, on-trend home décor and an expanded party preparation selection. Normal hours of operation may be found through the Dollar General app.

Possible Saturday hours for Library The Fort Stockton Public Library is conducting a survey to determine interest in the library opening on Saturdays. The survey is available on their Facebook page and at the library front desk.

A federal investigation into five state facilities concluded children in custody face excessive force, sexual abuse and a lack of vital services, The Dallas Morning News reported. At a news conference last week, Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s civil rights division, said children held in those facilities are not receiving the treatment and rehabilitation they are supposed to get.

I’ve heard it said that things happen in threes, especially tragedies, deaths and doses of Pepto Bismol after a big Tex-Mex dinner. My own three defining experiences over the past few weeks can’t be described as tragedies, per se, so I’ll refer to them as catastrophes, instead.

“The trouble with our praying is, we just do it as a means of last resort.” — Will Rogers (1879 — 1935) American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. “More old coffee drinkers solving the world’s problems, and more prayer.